Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver

The Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver is a former Champ Car race held on a street circuit in Denver, Colorado. A Champ Car race was first held in Denver at Centennial Park dirt oval in 1951 and 1952 under AAA sanctioning. 38 years later Champ Cars returned to Denver with a downtown CART-sanctioned near the Civic Center. However, like the previous incarnation, that race also lasted only two years. CART returned to Denver in 2002 with a race on a 1.64 mile (2.64 km) temporary circuit around Pepsi Center. The final race was held in 2006. Champ Car initially put the race on its 2007 schedule but removed it after conflicts with other events could not be reconciled, and the possibility of a 2008 race was ruled out due to scheduling conflict with the Democratic National Convention.

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Winners

AAA Championship Car Results

Season Date Winning Driver Chassis Engine
1951 September 23 Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft Offy
1952 September 28 Bill Vukovich Kuzma Offy

CART/Champ Car World Series Results

Season Date Winning Driver Chassis Engine Team Report
1990 August 26 Al Unser, Jr. Lola Chevrolet-Ilmor Galles/Kraco Racing Report
1991 August 25 Al Unser, Jr. Lola Chevrolet-Ilmor Galles/Kraco Racing Report
2002 September 1 Bruno Junqueira Lola Toyota Chip Ganassi Racing Report
2003 August 31 Bruno Junqueira Lola Ford-Cosworth Newman/Haas Racing Report
2004 August 15 Sébastien Bourdais Lola Ford-Cosworth Newman/Haas Racing Report
2005 August 14 Sébastien Bourdais Lola Ford-Cosworth Newman/Haas Racing Report
2006 August 13 A. J. Allmendinger Lola Ford-Cosworth Forsythe Racing Report

Sources

[1] champcarstats.com